Buttercream Icing

​A rich, soft filling for biscuits or for icing large or small cakes with variations for chocolate, coffee & lemon.

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Buttercream Icing

Ingredients

Method

  1. Sift the icing sugar.
  2. Cream the butter with half of the icing sugar, the vanilla and the milk. Beat until smooth and then gradually beat in the remaining icing sugar to give a good spreading consistency.

 

Variations:

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

  • Sift 2 Tbsp cocoa with the icing sugar in above recipe.

Coffee Buttercream Icing

  • Beat 1 tablespoon coffee essence or espresso coffee into the buttercream.

Lemon Buttercream Icing

  • Beat 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest into the buttercream.

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Royal

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Cora

It's so easy that I can eyeball it /make it by heart. And it tastes amazing! It's my go-to icing recipe for literally everything.

Yarsssssss

This was super yum, PS just make sure you don't melt the butter for too long or add too much or it will turn yellow.

Slay queens

Slightly sweet but delicious

Bolger-Preddy Carol

Great easy no fuss icing perfect for birthday cake.

Sam

I would never usually bother to leave a comment but this icing is 10/10.

Master Chef

Incredible, better than all the cooks have made me

Bailey

The best recipe ever

Matthew & David

Amazing recipe! Tastes so good, paired it with the lemon sponge cake.